Berlin vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$261
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	15.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 231% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1150th and 7177th ($2371 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 45th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mumbai

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	Berlin	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$4986

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$464
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$355
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$252
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$495
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$329
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$256
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$267
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$663
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$370
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$335
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$287
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$279
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$269
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$285
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$358
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$298
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$391
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$365
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$372
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$404
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$360
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$298
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$372
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$350
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$333
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$253
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$308
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$367
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$346
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$283
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$287
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$281